Anand plays live Chess, simultaneously with the winners across
7 cities
New Delhi, June 16, 2009: NIIT Vish Come True, National
Chess Competition for school children organized by NIIT, leading Global Talent
Development Corporation and Asia’s largest IT trainer, witnessed a grand closing
today. World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand played simultaneous chess with
the eight National Champions across seven locations - Bangalore, Kolkata,
Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Bhopal and Patna, facilitated by NIIT Imperia’s
synchronous learning technology, while being based out of Delhi.
The eight National winners- Rohit Mondal, Air Force School, Pathankot;
Parul Yadav, St. Xaviers Senior Secondary School, Bhopal; Navneet Kaur,
Harkrishan Public School, Bathinda; Noor Mohd, Peoples Public School, Bhopal;
Rajnish Kumar, R.P.S School, Bihar Sharif; Anubhab Mondal, Howrah District
Chess Association, Kolkata; Deval U Surana, Delhi Public School, Surat; and
Arvindnath Rajesh, Chess Needs Academy, Paravoor, Kerala, were shortlisted to
play with Anand.
The national chess contest saw widespread participation from around 7000
students from 500 schools all over the nation. Enthusiastic students from places
as diverse as- Sibsagar in Assam to Surat in Gujarat and Pathankot in Punjab to
Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu enrolled for the competition, hoping for a chance to
play with their Chess Ideal, lovingly referred by them as Vishy Anand.
The contest was organized by NIIT through its national network of centres.
School students were encouraged to come forward and play Chess, as the game
helps improve concentration and decision making abilities, thereby enhancing
academic performance among children.
Commenting on the inter-link between Chess and academic performance, World
Chess Champion, Viswanathan Anand said, “Chess is a great stimulant for
significant intellectual development resulting in improved academic performance.
I feel more and more students should be introduced to Chess during their
formative years as it helps bring out their analytical skills.”
“Vish Come True, is yet another initiative by NIIT to introduce
chess to students at a young age in order to develop their intellectual
capabilities”, he added.
World Chess Champion, Anand, gave playing tips to young Chess
enthusiasts and responded to their queries, using NIIT Imperia’s national
network which is being used by premier business schools such as the IIMs
(Ahmedabad, Indore, Kolkata) and others, to offer their executive management
education programs to working professionals across the country.
Mr. G Raghavan, President, Global Individual Learning Solutions, NIIT
said, “We have received an overwhelming response for the NIIT Vish Come
True competition across India. This has been an ideal initiative that supports
our endeavour to promote intellectual growth of students. It is also interesting
to see the satellite based synchronous learning platform being used beyond the
management education that we deliver across 22 locations.
”
NIIT Vish come True competition was extensively technology based both in
terms of the actual game being played and the evaluation itself. Schools from
far flung areas were assisted in enrolling by registering on
www.niit.com/vct by the regional coordinators of NIIT. To
facilitate further inclusion the competition was held across 300 NIIT centres,
covering locations all over India. Every NIIT centre selected around 3 schools
with one winner qualifying from each NIIT centre followed by 3 winners
qualifying from each region. The judging process that happened simultaneously
was carried online, thus reducing the time period.
NIIT provided varying levels of recognitions and rewards for both the
participants and schools, ranging from a certificate of participation, chess
sets with Vishy’s autograph to trophies with his autograph. The winners were
awarded with Vishy signed Chess Boards and a Swift Program on IT from NIIT. The
SWIFT programs from NIIT are the simplest and quickest way to get acquainted
with basic IT skills and usages of the internet through simple fun filled
programs.
About NIIT
NIIT Limited, leading Global Talent
Development Corporation and Asia’s largest IT trainer, offers learning and
knowledge solutions to over 5 million students across 40
countries.
Leading IT magazine Dataquest has conferred upon NIIT, the
‘Top IT Training Company’ award successively for the past 15 years, since the
inception of this category. Rated among India’s Business Superbrands 2008,
NIIT’s Individual Learning Business offerings include industry-endorsed programs
for students seeking careers in IT - GNIIT, Edgeineers and Global Net
Plus for IT professionals.
NIIT has provided computer-based
learning to over 12,000 government and private schools. The futuristic NIIT
eGURU range for schools is a holistic education package that comprises of
Interactive Classrooms (an embedded Teaching Learning Material,
that uses elements of interactivity, automation and web links library);
Math lab (technology tools that enable school students to learn
and explore mathematical concepts); IT Wizard (equips the
students with core computer knowledge and IT skills); and Quick School
(an Education Resource Planning solution for school
management).
For working professionals, NIIT Imperia, Centre for
Advanced Learning, offers Executive Management Education Programs in
association with Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) at Ahmedabad, Indore,
Kolkata, Lucknow, IMT Ghaziabad and IIFT Delhi.
NIIT Institute
of Finance Banking & Insurance (IFBI), formed by NIIT with equity
participation from ICICI Bank, offers programs for individuals and corporates in
Banking, Financial Services and Insurance.
NIIT Uniqua,
Centre for Process Excellence, addresses the increasing demand for skilled
workers in the business and technology services industry by providing training
programs in relevant areas. This is a part of NIIT Institute of Process
Excellence, a NIIT-Genpact venture.
NIIT’s Corporate Learning
Solutions, offers integrated learning solutions (including strategic
consulting, learning design, content development, delivery, technology,
assessment and learning management) to Fortune 500 companies, Universities,
Technology companies, Training corporations and Publishing
houses.
NIIT delivers a tailored combination of catalog
learning products, technology and services through Element K offerings. These
include: vLab®: hands-on labs, instructor-led courseware, comprehensive
e-reference libraries, technical journals, and KnowledgeHub™: hosted learning
management platform. This makes NIIT the first and the best choice for
comprehensive learning solutions, worldwide.